The Dillon tribune., 1887-10-28
1. @. o. f. GRAND LODGE.
The Meeting Of the Grand Lodge mt Dill
lOn-The Lodges of Montana
Fully Represented
Representatives in Attentlancc-The q rand
Officers Elected-Grand Lodge
Officers Appointed,
An Imposing an Characteristic Parade
The Grand Ball a Magnific Affair.


tana commenced its session in the hall of
Apollo Lodge on Wednesday. There was
an unusually full attendance of represen.
tatives from the different Lodges Of the
Territory present, and a large number Of
Odd Fellows in attendance, which filled the
hail to its utmost seating capacity.
The Grand officers presen, were c. X.
Cole, Grand Master; W. a. Means, Dep.
NY Grand Master, Andrew Logan, Grand
Warden; a. J. White, Grand Secretary
Geo. Pascor, Grand Treasurer; Philip Dod
son and Henry McMurphey, Grand Rep
resentatives. Appointive ot1icrrs-A. c.
Carson, Grand Marshal, (absen.) Thomas
Stees, Grand Conductor.
The following representative to the Grand
Lodge we're present:
Peter Lansing, Deer Lodge; a. G. Moe,
Glendale; Julius Mendelshon, Bozeman; !;
Henry Asmussen and ]. X. McCabe, Hell.
ena; w. f. Bancroft, Missoula; ]. ]. York,
S. Williams, f. A. Shaw, Daniel Bern.
stein, K Campana, Butte: NJ. Silverman
and F. F.. Theme, Helena: O. +. Parme.
ter, Sheridan; L. &. Dear, Miles City; L.
Marks, White Sulphur Springs; Maurice
Roth, Livingston; VIM. Kennedy, Ste
vensvi!le; Frank E. Defreiz, Dillon; c. H.
Tracey, Anaconda; p. c. Carson, North
Star lodge; ]. NJ. Kellogg and r. II. Blan,
ding, Eagle lodge; John Penhall, Olive
Brancl, lodge; Geo. Staples. Marysville
lodge; w. w. Shipman, Big Horn lodge.
At yesterday, Thursdays, session the
c,|l.>,.;n.v a..
suing term:
Grand Master-W. A. Means, OF Sheri.
dan.
! Deputy Grand Master ANDREW Logan,
OF Missoula.
| Grand Warden-S. Irwin Stone, Of Hell.
ena.
Grand Secretary-A. j. White, Of Butte.
Grand Treasurer-J. !. York, OF Butte.
Grand Representatives to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, which meets at Los An.
geles, Gala, in September next. Loeb,
two years; Fl. NJ. McMurpley, one year.
Grand Master Means appointed the fol
lowing officers to serve tor the ensuing
term: Grand Marshal, n. G.. Kinney, oi
Walxcrville; Grand Conductor, Fl. Asmus.
sen, OF Helena; Grand Guardian, F. II
Blanding, Of Wickes; Grand Herald, a.
c. Carson, Of Townsend; Grand Chaplain
w. w. Shipman, of Custer City; Grand
Instructor, Philip Dodson, of Bozeman.
District Deputies-Geo. May, Helena
l.. G. Dear, Miles City; =. Dodson, Boze
man and Dillon; &. II. Tracey, Silver Bow
Deer Lodge and Missoula counties; spe
cial deputy, L. Marks, White Sulphu,
Springs.
Butte was selected as the place tor hold
| l. ~ 90 49, ~
The Grand Encampment commenced Its
session on Thursday, after the Grand
Lodge adjourned.
At hall. past two o'clock yesterday after
noon the procession for the street parade
was formed in from, Of Apollo Hall or
Montana street, with G. L. Thomson, mar
shall Of the day, commanding. The Odd
Fellows, uniformed in the different degrees
presented fine semi military appearance
with emblematic and artistic order Banners
picturesquely distributed through the line
Headed by the Orton brass band, OF Butte
Of eight instruments, the line OF march
extended through the principal streets o.
the city. Returning to the place of be-
ginning the procession, consisting of over
one hundred Odd Fellows in line parade
countermarched and broke up at the hall
The marching music rendered, for an eigh!
piece band, was excellent and ELECTED en-.
coniums from those in the parade and at
tentive spectators. The parade over, q
resting recess was taken to prepare foi
what followed in the evening.
Owing to the unfinished condition Of tho
Opera House, the ball could not be held in
it, and Thomsons large store room was
quickly transformed into commodious
md al ns>t boil INear VAC
tastefully and artsticallv decorated with
flags, banners and order cmblems. Last
night at the hour of opening, the ball room
was crowded with gay and happy com.
pany of beautiful women and gallant men
AT the call for the grand march one hund
red and twenty couples participated in a
stately, majestic march to splendid music
Orton's orchestra rendered the music, a
melody OF harmony, delightful to the
pleasure. seeking dancers. On went the
dance, merry, brilliant, and highly enioya
BILE until supper was announced at l., o'clock
and the supper spread and served at the
Coriune hotel was a superb repast The
ball continued, without any perccptible di
minishment Of numbers until / O'Clock
when Sweet Home dispersed company
that had moved the pleasures OF one OF
the most brilliant and elegant balls eve,
given in Montana. The Odd Fellows &C
quilted themselves grandly in the manage
ment Of the grand ball.
The Grand Encampment continued in
session this morning, and adjourned at l.
o'clock. The following officers were cleo
ted: Grand Patriarch. ]. p. McCabe. o
Helena; Grand High Priest. Julius Mem
delshon, of Bozcman; Grand Senior War
den, ]. w. Miller, Of Glendale; Grand lu'
nior Warden, ID. Mikleiohn, OF Butte
Grand Scribe, A. !. White, Of Butte; Grand
Treasurer, J. J. York, Of Butte; Grand
Representative, Willden Pickham, of Butte
The annoin ted officers are-G O S ThOS